Yaraní Del Valle Piñero is an actor, singer, educator and activist. NYC Theatre credits include “Aloha Boricua,” “Harlem Hellfighters On a Latin Beat” and “La Guaracha” (Pregones PRTT), and “Octopus’s Garden” (Caborca). Film & TV credits include MI PEQUEÑO MÚSICO (PBS PR), CHAMACAS (Web series) and MALDEAMORES (Film). With her music-performance project PURA´S LÁGRIMAS, she aims to comment about identity, gender inequality, her experience as an immigrant in the USA and the devastating effects of colonialism. NOMBRE EN PROCESO is the space where she explores music possibilities with longtime friends William, Ricardo and Dalziel. Her latest venture is CAICU, a cultural platform that supports collaborations between artists in Puerto Rico and its diaspora around the globe